Dante Vanzeir notched an assist on a first-half goal by Felipe Carballo and then scored nine minutes later, and Carlos Coronel made them stand up by posting his seventh career clean sheet against New York City FC in the New York Red Bulls' 2-0 victory in an Eastern Conference semifinal at Citi Field on Saturday night.

The Red Bulls sounded like a team that was ready to collect some apologies. After being doubted going into the playoffs, and facing questions going into their conference semifinal against rival New York City FC — a first in the history of the Hudson River Derby — they picked up a 2-0 win at Citi Field to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 2018.

Orlando City SC moved one step closer to MLS Cup as the Lions took down Atlanta United 1-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference final. The game's pivotal moment came in the 39th minute, and it was a scrappy one as Orlando City were able to react quicker than the Atlanta defense to capitalize on a sequence that ultimately won them the game.